It’s that stage of the creative process again – when I learn so much about writing that I don’t feel like I can continue editing my novel until I’ve done…
It’s the last day of November in The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year… and I have not won NaNoWriMo. This month I’ve written 25k instead of 50k. However,…
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin follows Ged, a boy who becomes a wizard. Ged’s journey, however, is ‘not only to learn to be a wizard, but…
Melbourne is currently in stage 4 restrictions to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases. This basically means exercising for one hour a day and only travelling to do essential shopping.…
The Shining by Stephen King is recognised as one of the best horror stories of all time. A family stranded in a hotel during winter, and the curious and unexplainable…
I like writing the unreal, but I also like writing the real with unreal possibility. Sci-fi is fascinating because of the possible scenarios based on real world logic. There are…
A couple of weeks ago I learned about an event where you got to go inside one of the largest publishing houses in Australia: Hachette. Unfortunately, the event was in…
I didn’t think I’d be excited about going back to university. Honestly, I didn’t expect to go back to university at all. I thought I’d finished studying, but nope. This…
I’ve put together a list of 15 words to be wary of. These words are superfluous. Try cutting them out. If your sentence still makes sense and has the same…
